I've loved reading since childhood when my big sister and I walked to our local library in Flint, Michigan. When the children's librarian handed me copies of Caddie Woodlawn and The Wind in the Willows, I was in heaven. Writing has been a lifelong pleasure and evolved into a teaching career, including a long stint as school newspaper editor of The Inkslinger. Despite my use of the computer now, I still imagine slinging ink on paper. It means to transcend boundaries and harness the weight of words, transporting a reader on an eye-opening journey. I like to think of writing that way.
